NYT Connections Soccer Edition Puzzle #62 — Answers for August 11, 2026

📌 Puzzle #62 Summary

  • Date: Tuesday, August 11, 2026
  • Puzzle Number: #62
  • Difficulty: ⭐⭐⭐ Medium
  • 🟨 Yellow: MATCH OFFICIALS
  • 🟩 Green: LAST FOUR CLUBS TO WIN CONSECUTIVE EUROPEAN CUP/CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLES
  • 🟦 Blue: ALLITERATIVE WORLD CUP-WINNING PLAYERS
  • 🟪 Purple: BEEN USED AS A CLUB'S TEMPORARY STADIUM

✅ Full Answers

🟨 MATCH OFFICIALS

ASSISTANT REFEREE FOURTH OFFICIAL REFEREE VIDEO ASSISTANT REFEREE

🟩 LAST FOUR CLUBS TO WIN CONSECUTIVE EUROPEAN CUP/CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLES

AC MILAN NOTTINGHAM FOREST PSG REAL MADRID

🟦 ALLITERATIVE WORLD CUP-WINNING PLAYERS

GENNARO GATTUSO MARCO MATERAZZI PAUL POGBA ZINEDINE ZIDANE

🟪 BEEN USED AS A CLUB'S TEMPORARY STADIUM

ALFREDO DI STÉFANO MONTJUÏC SELHURST PARK WEMBLEY

🎯 Strategy Tips

Clear MATCH OFFICIALS (Yellow) first. Next, lock in ALLITERATIVE WORLD CUP-WINNING PLAYERS (Blue: G.G., M.M., P.P., Z.Z.) and LAST FOUR CLUBS TO WIN CONSECUTIVE EUROPEAN CUP/CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TITLES (Green), leaving BEEN USED AS A CLUB'S TEMPORARY STADIUM for Purple.

⚠️ Red Herring Warning: Watch out for "REAL MADRID" and "ALFREDO DI STÉFANO"! Don't group them solely on club connection. REAL MADRID belongs to consecutive Champions League winners, while ALFREDO DI STÉFANO is a temporary stadium venue!

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